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A polar bear is fed by a zookeeper at zoo of the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2013. The National Weather Service issued a cold wave watch and the temperature reached 51 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning.

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A polar bear is fed by a zookeeper at zoo of the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2013. The National Weather Service issued a cold wave watch and the temperature reached 51 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning.

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South Korean special warfare forces take part in a winter season drill in Pyeongchang, east of Seoul, Jan. 9, 2013. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as Stalinist North Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.

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A wildfire near Deans Gap, Australia, crosses the Princes Highway, Jan. 8, 2013. Firefighters are battling scores of wildfires in southeastern Australia as authorities evacuate national parks and warned that hot, dry and windy conditions were combining to raise the threat to its highest alert level.

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A Catholic devotee is carried to an ambulance after fainting during the procession of the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene in celebration of its feast day, Jan. 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The annual procession is now becoming a tourist attraction.

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An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11.

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Indian Hindu couples from Maharashtra state perform a ritual for the long life of their spouses at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, India, Jan. 8, 2013.

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Classical dancers of the Latvian National Ballet perform during a dress rehearsal of 'Giselle' at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Jan. 8, 2013.

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Viktor Troicki of Serbia competes during the World Tennis Challenge at Memorial Drive, Jan. 9, 2013 in Adelaide, Australia.

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Duke fans yell as Clemson's K.J. McDaniels (32) inbounds the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Jan. 8, 2013. Duke won 68-40.

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People flock to Bondi Beach to cool off, Jan. 8, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit around Sydney.

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A Syrian refugee stands on top of a water tank at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Jan. 9, 2013. Torrential rains over the past four days have flooded 200 tents and forced women and infants to evacuate in temperatures below freezing at night, with whipping winds and lashing rain.